Since the valley is beginning to heat up during the day's, we decided to make an escape last weekend to the Mogollon Rim. Friday evening, after work, we met up with a few friends and drove up to the Mogollon Rim for some camping.
We arrived well after dark, but we found the campsite. After setting up the camp, we walked to the edge of the rim to see an amazing display of stars and beauty. I do not think I have ever been able to see so many stars at once.
After a rather chilly night, we woke up to hike the Fossil Springs trail near Strawberry, Arizona. The hike down to the springs was beautiful. When we arrived at the first pool of water, we jumped in and swam for a while. We knew that there was a dam nearby, so a few of us hiked down to the dam. The dam and area surrounding the dam was a virtual playground of fun. Rope swings, jumping off the dam, deep pools of water- Wow! I did not jump off the dam, but a couple of the guys we were with did (It was quite high actually). Tiffany and some people swam behind the waterfall. It was great. Tiffany and I had developed some blisters, so we took the easier route out of the springs while the other half of our group hiked back up to the truck. The hike out was fantastic. Most of the hike out was in the shade and ran along the river, so it was much easier than it would have been had we gone out the way we came in.
When we got back to the camp, I crashed. I could not even stay up for dinner (Which I heard was great).
After a great breakfast on Sunday, we all walked over to the rim to have a little Bible study. Studying the Bible with friends on a beautiful rim is awesome! We packed up camp and drove down to Pine for the Strawberry Festival. Unfortunately, they did not have any strawberry shortcake. Never the less, the small town festival was cute and fun.
We had a great time camping on the Mogollon Rim and hiking the Fossil Springs trail! We cannot wait to do it again soon!
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